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Deen, Mary Y.; Parker, Louise A.; Hill, Laura Griner; Huskey, Melynda; Whitehall, Anna P. – Journal of Extension, 2014
As our world becomes more interconnected on international, domestic, and personal levels, our need to be more culturally competent increases (Samovar, Porter, & McDaniel, 2007; Ting-Toomey, 1999). Recognizing this need, Washington State University Extension sought to increase skills of its personnel by developing a set of cultural competencies…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Extension Education, Extension Agents, Cultural Awareness
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Strong, Robert; Harder, Amy; Carter, Hannah – Journal of Extension, 2010
The purpose of the study reported here was to explore and describe how Extension agents selected teaching strategies for adult audiences. Andragogy is hypotheses concerning the attributes of adult learners (Knowles, Swanson, & Holton III, 2005). Extension agents responsible for teaching the Master Beef Producer (MBP) program were purposively…
Descriptors: Andragogy, Qualitative Research, Teacher Effectiveness, Rural Extension